Language/Russian/Grammar/Imperative-give-an-order
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In today's lesson you will learn some useful vocabulary about ¨IMPERATIVE GIVE AN ORDER¨ in Russian.
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Today we will study how to form the imperative from Russian verbs.
First of all you have to recognize if the verb is perfective or imperfective:
- if the verb is imperfective, use the 3rd person from the plural to the present,
- if the verve is perfective, use the 3rd person of the plural in the future.
As you finish this learning module, consider enriching your knowledge with these related topics: Russian Grammar → Russian Nouns and Gender → Genitive Case ..., Use of the verb быть in the past, A vs И & Past Tense.
For verbs whose root ends with a vowel[edit | edit source]
Take the 3rd person of the plural without the ending and add:
- й - for the familiarity (ты)
- is - for the plural or the vouvant (вы)
думать -> думают -> думай / думайте (think)
If it's a reflexive verb, remove the ending and add:
- яся - for the familiarity (ты)
- тесь - for the plural or the vouvant (вы)
стараться -> стараются -> старайся / старайтесь (try, try)
For verbs whose root ends with a consonant[edit | edit source]
Take the 3rd person of the plural without the ending and add:
- и - for the familiarity (ты)
- ите - for the plural or the vouviante (вы)
просить -> просят -> проси / просите (ask)
If it is a reflexive verb, remove the ending and add:
- ися - for the familiarity (ты)
- итесь - for the plural or the vouviante (вы)
влюбиться -> влюбятся -> влюбись / влюбитесь (fall in love)
However, if the tonic accent to the infinitive falls on the root of the verb, it is necessary to add ь or ьте according to the cases:
знакомить -> знакомят -> знакомь / знакомьте (get to know each other)
Finally, here are some irregular verbs:
- быть -> будь / будьте (to be)
- есть -> ешь / ешьте (to eat)
- ждать -> жди / ждите (wait)
- идти -> иди / идите (go - walk)
- ехать -> езжай / езжайте (to go - by car)
Examples[edit | edit source]
ENGLISH | PRONUNCIATION
ENGLISH |
RUSSIAN | PRONUNCIATION BRAZILIAN
PORTUGUESE |
BRAZILIAN
PORTUGUESE |
TO BE | buht | быть | bât | SER / ESTAR |
---|---|---|---|---|
TO EAT | yehst | есть | íest | COMER |
TO WAIT | zhih daht | ждать | jdát | ESPERAR |
TO GO | ih tee | идти | ití | IR A PÉ |
TO GO
BY CAR |
yeh Haht | ехать | iéHát | IR DE CARRO |
Other Lessons[edit | edit source]
- Russian cases
- Very important rules
- Use of the verb быть in the past
- А vs Но
- How to Use Have
- To and же particles in Russian
- Tricky Adverbs
- Questions
- A vs И
- Adjectives